Hitting and interacting with the stronger opponent is something most players avoid, however I love that thought pattern. I will definitely do this moving forward.
More great content, thanks! Another potential option in mixed-level play is to speed up the ball to the more advanced player and slow it down for the less advanced players. Not only does this help improve control, accuracy, pace, and positioning, but also *greatly* lengthens rallies. Beginners really enjoy it when rallies last 20+ strokes!
You might want to check your settings for audio input. It's excellent audio, except for the fact that on this video my left ear gets good volume, but volume coming to right ear is very reduced. I don't remember that happening before from your videos. The audio for the short clip at 7:53 is fine, where you imported the audio from elsewhere. Likewise for the music at the very end. Rode have a useful option to input one channel at reduced volume as a backup in case the loud side is clipped (too loud and distorted). The assumption is the user will choose which channel to finally use and send that one chosen input channel to each output speaker (mono output). So if you choose that reduced volume backup option you need to perform that last step in post. Great video, by the way! I really like your remark to send balls to the better player. Your remark to test limits of your weakness is on point.
Ahhhh yes I had audio split because I was using two receivers with a splitter prior. I’ll be sure to change that back prior to filming my next one. Thank you!
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@@pickleballplaybookyou can change it while editing the video too just set it to dual mono channels, I hope it helps
At 12:05 The Person that won is not the Player that won the Match but the Player who learned the most and improved the most. I have added this to my Quotable Quotes. At our Open Drop In's we typically pair Strong (S) + Weak (W) vs Strong (S) + Weak (W) but often the Weaker Players get targeted and can't keep up. Stronger Players want to win the Game so they don't spend the entire Session in the Non-Winner Bracket. A better solution we are trying to incorporate is S + S vs W + W with the cavet that the goal of S + S is to keep each Rally going as long as possible. We have found that the Weaker Players improve more rapidly and have a more satisfying game (learning and improving). The S + S end up in the Winners Bracket and get the opportunity to play against another S + S so they also end up having a challening match. With this Protocol everyone has the opportunity to Learn and Improve :)
Great information! I especially enjoyed your explanation for dinking. I am at that level where I am starting to use my shots for a specific reason and not just to return my shots. I also appreciate the idea of hitting to the better player. By far most rec players will hit to the weaker player. Your reasons for hitting to the better player makes total sense. Keep up the great work.
I was at that same level--having a strategic reason for the placement and type of shot. I started playing this summer at 71. I was progressing nicely until a mussel pull in October sidelined me. Now I watch videos and will hope to get back up to speed quickly in the next few weeks. Watching videos helped me learn to be intentional in any shot I can control.
My favorite college professor would always teach us the why behind everything. I have carried that over into everything I teach. There must be a why for it to make sense fully! Thanks for the comment and sub!
Great comment, especially about hitting it to the stronger player always. I've far surpassed people that I started with, and I'm sure this is a major reason why. It has forced me to have to hit accurate drops against slicing/spinning returns, forced me to have to defend against aggressive roll-volleys on drops that I have hit too high, etc. It's important to get punished for mistakes, or you'll never know they were actually mistakes at all! The only thing I'd add is that I never hit 100% of shots to the stronger player, because I don't want the weaker player to think that I think they are weak and I don't want to play with them. I.e. if both the doubles do this, then that weaker player will never get the ball, and it will feel like a game of "keep away". However, I'll make sure to lighten up my shots against the weaker player, so that the rally continues, and if that weaker player leaves one up, I'll just reset it into the kitchen instead of putting it away (unless I "earned" the high-ball by an aggressive dink, etc. Extending rallies like this, and hitting say 80-20, or 70-30 to the stronger player will improve your game faster than anything else.
Very good points about rec. play and hitting to the stronger player, better for you and better experience for your opponents. And you are so right about staying away from uncomfortable shots. I made the decision one day to for the most part to never run around my backhand, it took time but in the long run really worked for me. Thanks, good video.
Love your tip about hitting to the better player. I do this so that I can learn from the better player. Too many players just want to WIN the match. Also hate those who constantly lob to get to the kitchen. Your videos are great. Keep them up!
Funny, when i first started (coming from tennis) i had the same mindset. Who needs dinking? Then, i got beat by any old lady with a really strong forward game that i could not shoot around.....light bulb moment happened. There is a reason the kitchen is there.
You are an excellent teacher, your explanation are to the point, great video thank you for your knowledge. By the way where do you get the hats you are wearing ?
Great suggestgions. I too will try to hit the ball to the better player sometimes. I do tend to hit it to the weaker player because it usually means I might win the point. But playing with weaker players does nothing to help me improve. So thanks for the suggestion.
I’m so glad you said don’t hit it to the weaker player as a way to improve. Seems like everyone I play with wants to do this and I really like trying to play against better players even though I typically lose in these situations! Now I need more evidence that this helps me get better. Seems like it’s a slow process for me even though I drill, take lessons etc. etc. Also need to ignore advice from partners that have all these bad habits.
Getting lessons and drilling is fantastic so long as you’re doing it in a progressional way, one step at a time! It comes down to not skipping ahead a level, and just focusing on drilling in a way that favors your current level. Thats when real progress will come! Enjoy the app 💪
Good info about covering the middle but what happens is the ball is near or on the center line and is going to be driven? Should both players squeeze the muddle?
Yes both should. Then it comes down to who hits the middle ball on the opposing team that decides who should take the middle ball. Here’s the outline: •left side person covers middle if left side opponent hits the speed up. •right side person covers middle if right side opponent hits the speed up. Does that help?
@@pickleballplaybook we're 3-2 now. Both losses went to dream breaker so we're doing okay. Some on the team still figuring out these fundamentals. Need more singles practice too
Very helpful video. Newly subscribed !! Can you please make a video in how to improve at taking the hard shots at the non-volley zone (without the bounce) ? Thanks !
In lower skill level games I always attempt to engage the better player but most won't mutually return the gesture and pick on my weaker partner. This makes me feel like I'm just hurting my side by feeding the better player although I do agree with playing the better player when they will reciprocate.
This can be another hurdle to overcome. The main thing to focus on if this is happening is placing your shots in the most high percentage positions, regardless of who’s weaker and who’s stronger. This will help train the part of your mind that makes decisions in tournament play and will benefit you greatly as well
Driving the 3rd to set up a 5th shot drop & purposely targeting the stronger opponent are both great ideas & go counter to common rec play concepts that I've been exposed to.
I think the most important thing to remember is that when you get into a tournament, you should then be targeting the weaker player. That should be relatively easy considering you now know how to target the better player 🫡
Do you recommend a ball slinger to getting better? I live in Montana and we don’t have any indoor courts to play in. Guys shovel off snow all of the time just so we can play. It’s cold and a lot of times really windy. I think my husband could set up our barn with a ball slinger so I could at least be practicing when we can’t be outside. It’s so frustrating not to be able to play. Those ball slingers are expensive so was wondering if you think they are worth it. If so which one would you recommend? Thanks for your videos….I learn a lot from you!
You should move to the west valley of Phoenix. Most of the time here is pleasant living and a great love of any kind of sport. We love the fact that you can experience all kinds of joys by paying Pickleball!
Interesting that my partner at open play today was telling me to hit it to the weakest player. Love learning that this perspective is wrong for those who want to get better
nicely explained lnk between shot selections, im from tennis and table tennis and im very familiar with the whys and hows with those games but now im getting a sense of pickleball!!, thank you, i can see why beginners might not progress, theres strategy needed here, muscling the ball wouldnt work at higher levels, food for thought, thank you!
Does it matter how hard you serve the ball? The harder I try to hit the ball, the more often it goes in the net. Beginner and also new subscriber. Thanks!
Question about the app - at the end of the video, u said the app will help get reps in/make sure they are being done with the correct technique. But I don’t see any explanation of technique at least in the free videos. Is technique explained in the videos made available after subscription is purchased?
Loved your video, very informative! But is it me or most people go through the same journey of at first I felt my game was getting better and confident. But now when I am learning more by playing more with all levels and style of players, my game is totally confused now. People I play with are more men than woman and they play really aggressive . Your thoughts on this will be appreciated.
Drive, drop, or a third option is the lob. What do you think about the lob? I feel like the drop is kinda dangerous if you drop outside the kitchen. The placement is less forgiving than driving?
3:34 "the ball doesn’t have to bounce prior"? I do not understand. This sounds like a contradiction of what was just said: that you cannot volley (hit it out of the air) while standing in the kitchen. I am trying to learn, and this has me confused. Did you just mis-speak, because what was said just before matched my understanding?
Not sure I understand your question but to explain the non volley zone misconception further: People think you can’t stand in there. You absolutely can and it’s 100% legal. Many people also think that in order for them to be legally able to step into the non volley zone they need to let the ball bounce. This is also not true. There’s one thing you can’t do in the non volley zone, and that is hit the ball out of the air. Feel free to lay down in it, dance in it, play in it. Just don’t hit the ball out of the air in it 🙌
"In order for them to be legally able to step into the non volley zone they need to let the ball bounce" is not true? Is your point that you can legally step into the kitchen BEFORE the ball bounces, but you MUST THEN wait for the ball to bounce before hitting it? I sense that I just answered my own question, but would appreciate you telling me I did and was just being dense, or picky on the wording. 👍
Sitting there while your opponents avoid you like the plague basically is my invitation to go home. Yeah, you picked on our weak link, and your point total was higher, good for you.
However you never hit all balls to the best player either. That sucks for the other person equally. I think the idea is more to hit the optimal shot as if both are equal. Don’t evade the best player and test them when you have the opportunity.
@@kyler5595. I agree about hitting the optimal shot as if both opponents are equal. The problem is that all things equal the weaker player is always in the weakest position and therefore I keep putting the ball to them. Also, the strong player is at the kitchen with a 90% chance of a put away most likely delivered at my weaker partner. So point over.
Had a 74 year old beginner on my team against 2 intermediate players the other day and they smashed it at her the whole game to the point where she said it to me after...it was sad
when you edit, make your vocal track mono, the rode’s default to a L/R stereo feed. listening to this in hearphones and the vocals are only in my left ear
Don't hit every single shot to the better player, because then you aren't learning correct shot selection. Its better to target openings (poor coverage), dominant hips and backhands and forget about who is better so that you aren't practicing wrong, and you remain less predictable. The challenge is to "forget" who is better, and always ask, "what is the best target in this case".
I agree with you. I hit the smartest shot to the most vulnerable spot on the court. That of course is almost always the same as targeting the weaker player. As a result, the better player, will need to step in and covers the whole kitchen, which gets him into the game. Now the better player gets a chance to cover the whole kitchen which is great and challenges his reflexes to get better. As the better player myself, stepping in and taking those shots has allowed me to improve at coverages. I keep data. When I poach I win 96% of my games, when I don’t poach and allow them to target the weaker player, my win rate dives to 10-30% depending on how weak the partner is.
Me being that weaker player in doubles has helped me become a better player, of course I got picked on and I got my ass handed to at the start but eventually got use to their pace, habits and style.
I agree to hit to the stronger player but I want to challenge the weaker player to improve as well. Mix it up so that everyone improves. That’s what makes the sport so enjoyable.
That cross court dink is much easier and consistent than a dink right in front of you. Where they can reach in the kitchen and speed it up or ernie you. Watch your example in the video where the guy dinks to you and you speed it up for a winner.
Correct! What I’m referring to is when you hit the ball behind your opponent, it’s very difficult for them to hit that ball back cross court, and a lot easier for them to put it up the line or up the middle! I cover this in great detail in this video here 👇 I learned a system to always win at the net. th-cam.com/video/FTwrBYtMIUQ/w-d-xo.html
Don't forget your brain! I really enjoy content here and especially the explanations of what to do and WHY. BUT........the most neglected part of pickle ball is the mental part. This is not strategy or shot selection. Its the inner struggle that goes on between your ears. I was reluctant to read books about this thinking I'm not that cerebral. But it was so liberating to understand that the mental side to my game was holding me back more than techniques. My enjoyment of the game doubled and that I felt a 25% improvement without even stepping onto the court. Good books? The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Tim Gallawey (Don’t let the "T" word throw you. You'll see why as you read it.) and Mindset: A mental guide for Sport by Reardon and Dekkers. Don't like or have time to read? Find the audiobooks. I found them on Libby and Amazon.
5th shot drop works better for me ^^ and winning or losing the match in Rec. center does not make me interesting anymore I will try to improve my skills as you advised.
I think winning is for sure important. Wanting to win and striving to win will help you perform better in tournaments. But if it comes down to you having to hit to the weaker player to do so, you’ve lost!
it amazes me that most players don't wear eye protection. i was hit on the wrist by a smash and it really hurts; cannot imagine if it would have hit me in the eye.
This is why I don’t find pickleball fun. Every little detail has to be perfect. I played badminton for years and it was always a great time laughing and having fun with friends. Pickleball I find just the opposite because everyone is so serious about every little shot and you better do it right or not make a mistake or you’ll get the glare because they just have to WIN
You need to find a better group to play with! Pickleball is the fastest growing sport cause it’s such a fun time with your buddies! Don’t play with people that are can’t have a bit of fun while playing
No improvement is due to being a dumb game, played by dumb people, using beach paddles, for people who would not get in shape to play real tennis and not a lazy version of tennis .
Hahahahaha look who had to comment because pickleball lives rent free in his head all day long. Hahahaha what a sad and pathetic comment by someone needing to put others down to feel better about himself. Your weakness is laughable. Run along
Why are all these young people playing pickleball? Isn't pickleball for older people who can't move around a tennis or racquetball court anymore? Go play Tennis, ya young whipper snappers!
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Hitting and interacting with the stronger opponent is something most players avoid, however I love that thought pattern. I will definitely do this moving forward.
💪. It’s the only way to improve + play with better players! Keep it up
Yes and they aren’t expecting it✅👏
I’ve watched many pb videos and this instructor is the clearest speaker both in terms of his explanations but also his voice. Excellent!
I really appreciate this! Thanks for subscribing 🙌
More great content, thanks! Another potential option in mixed-level play is to speed up the ball to the more advanced player and slow it down for the less advanced players. Not only does this help improve control, accuracy, pace, and positioning, but also *greatly* lengthens rallies. Beginners really enjoy it when rallies last 20+ strokes!
Good call! I like this a lot! Thanks for sharing
You might want to check your settings for audio input. It's excellent audio, except for the fact that on this video my left ear gets good volume, but volume coming to right ear is very reduced. I don't remember that happening before from your videos. The audio for the short clip at 7:53 is fine, where you imported the audio from elsewhere. Likewise for the music at the very end. Rode have a useful option to input one channel at reduced volume as a backup in case the loud side is clipped (too loud and distorted). The assumption is the user will choose which channel to finally use and send that one chosen input channel to each output speaker (mono output). So if you choose that reduced volume backup option you need to perform that last step in post. Great video, by the way! I really like your remark to send balls to the better player. Your remark to test limits of your weakness is on point.
Ahhhh yes I had audio split because I was using two receivers with a splitter prior. I’ll be sure to change that back prior to filming my next one. Thank you!
@@pickleballplaybookyou can change it while editing the video too just set it to dual mono channels, I hope it helps
@ that really helps. Just through premier pro?
@pickleballplaybook yes, you can do it in all the editing softwares!
Great easy to understand tips. I need to watch and listen again and again. After watching your grip segment I realized my grip was off too.
Excellent. Glad it was helpful!
At 12:05 The Person that won is not the Player that won the Match but the Player who learned the most and improved the most. I have added this to my Quotable Quotes. At our Open Drop In's we typically pair Strong (S) + Weak (W) vs Strong (S) + Weak (W) but often the Weaker Players get targeted and can't keep up. Stronger Players want to win the Game so they don't spend the entire Session in the Non-Winner Bracket. A better solution we are trying to incorporate is S + S vs W + W with the cavet that the goal of S + S is to keep each Rally going as long as possible. We have found that the Weaker Players improve more rapidly and have a more satisfying game (learning and improving). The S + S end up in the Winners Bracket and get the opportunity to play against another S + S so they also end up having a challening match. With this Protocol everyone has the opportunity to Learn and Improve :)
Love this! Thanks for the feedback. I love the outline
Very informative and interesting. Sharing with my pickleball buddies.
Thanks for sharing!
Great information! I especially enjoyed your explanation for dinking. I am at that level where I am starting to use my shots for a specific reason and not just to return my shots. I also appreciate the idea of hitting to the better player. By far most rec players will hit to the weaker player. Your reasons for hitting to the better player makes total sense. Keep up the great work.
Onward and upward! I appreciate the feedback!
I was at that same level--having a strategic reason for the placement and type of shot. I started playing this summer at 71. I was progressing nicely until a mussel pull in October sidelined me. Now I watch videos and will hope to get back up to speed quickly in the next few weeks. Watching videos helped me learn to be intentional in any shot I can control.
Great instructional video! You have a fantastic teaching style.
I appreciate that!
Great video! Love the explanation of why , not just the how and when. Thanks!
My favorite college professor would always teach us the why behind everything. I have carried that over into everything I teach. There must be a why for it to make sense fully! Thanks for the comment and sub!
Great video! I’m a new player and am always looking for ways to improve. Thanks for offering easy to understand tips.
Glad to help!
Thanks for clarifying hitting inside the kitchen - I plan to take in as much player info from you as possible - Outstanding video!
Glad it was helpful! More to come 🙌
Great comment, especially about hitting it to the stronger player always. I've far surpassed people that I started with, and I'm sure this is a major reason why. It has forced me to have to hit accurate drops against slicing/spinning returns, forced me to have to defend against aggressive roll-volleys on drops that I have hit too high, etc. It's important to get punished for mistakes, or you'll never know they were actually mistakes at all!
The only thing I'd add is that I never hit 100% of shots to the stronger player, because I don't want the weaker player to think that I think they are weak and I don't want to play with them. I.e. if both the doubles do this, then that weaker player will never get the ball, and it will feel like a game of "keep away". However, I'll make sure to lighten up my shots against the weaker player, so that the rally continues, and if that weaker player leaves one up, I'll just reset it into the kitchen instead of putting it away (unless I "earned" the high-ball by an aggressive dink, etc. Extending rallies like this, and hitting say 80-20, or 70-30 to the stronger player will improve your game faster than anything else.
Exactly!
Very good points about rec. play and hitting to the stronger player, better for you and better experience for your opponents. And you are so right about staying away from uncomfortable shots. I made the decision one day to for the most part to never run around my backhand, it took time but in the long run really worked for me. Thanks, good video.
Well said! Its very true
You are a very patient instructor and deliver the info in a more understandable lesson. Thanks!
Love your tip about hitting to the better player. I do this so that I can learn from the better player. Too many players just want to WIN the match. Also hate those who constantly lob to get to the kitchen.
Your videos are great. Keep them up!
Yeah it can be frustrating to say the least! Target the high percentage shots and the better player and you’ll soon pass up the better player.
Super great info! Thanks for your great explanation!! 💕
You are so welcome!
Funny, when i first started (coming from tennis) i had the same mindset. Who needs dinking? Then, i got beat by any old lady with a really strong forward game that i could not shoot around.....light bulb moment happened. There is a reason the kitchen is there.
Exactly! Dinking is what sets up the hard shots and the hard shots set up the winners.
You are an excellent teacher, your explanation are to the point, great video thank you for your knowledge. By the way where do you get the hats you are wearing ?
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I appreciate it! Here’s the link to the hats. Order tonight and I’ll get you one shipped tomorrow 💪
I will add this to my favorites. Golden instruction.
Thank you! I
Great information!
I'm a beginning level player and this really helps me understand the game.
Thank you
The beginner drills in the www.pickleballplaybook.app would really help your game!
Glad this was helpful!
Thank you Austin. I just started playing PB and your tips were fantastic.
I appreciate it. Glad to help!!
Great suggestgions. I too will try to hit the ball to the better player sometimes. I do tend to hit it to the weaker player because it usually means I might win the point. But playing with weaker players does nothing to help me improve. So thanks for the suggestion.
Good call! It’s the quickest way to improve. 👌
That was great! And I was wondering why I'm not improving or barely. So spot on.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the Sub!
I’m so glad you said don’t hit it to the weaker player as a way to improve. Seems like everyone I play with wants to do this and I really like trying to play against better players even though I typically lose in these situations! Now I need more evidence that this helps me get better. Seems like it’s a slow process for me even though I drill, take lessons etc. etc. Also need to ignore advice from partners that have all these bad habits.
Getting lessons and drilling is fantastic so long as you’re doing it in a progressional way, one step at a time! It comes down to not skipping ahead a level, and just focusing on drilling in a way that favors your current level. Thats when real progress will come! Enjoy the app 💪
Your content is getting better every time! this was a great vid!
I appreciate that! Lots of work go into these. I love doing it and hope I can continue to bring value to you
I enjoyed this a lot. Great job. I am working to place my shots more reliably so your video really helps. FWIW I am already a Selkirk customer :)
Glad it was helpful! Glad you love Selkirk!
Great videos! Just one observation… your sound is only recording to the Left track (no sound in right at all). Cheers and thanks for the video!
Thanks for the tip! Most people that have commented on this video have said the same thing haha
Good info about covering the middle but what happens is the ball is near or on the center line and is going to be driven? Should both players squeeze the muddle?
Yes both should. Then it comes down to who hits the middle ball on the opposing team that decides who should take the middle ball.
Here’s the outline:
•left side person covers middle if left side opponent hits the speed up.
•right side person covers middle if right side opponent hits the speed up.
Does that help?
Excellent tutorial, Thx.
You're welcome!
This is fantastic. I sent it to my 3.5 level MLP team. Thank you!
Glad you like it! I appreciate you sharing it with them! I know it will be helpful 🤘 how’s the team doing?
@@pickleballplaybook we're 3-2 now. Both losses went to dream breaker so we're doing okay. Some on the team still figuring out these fundamentals. Need more singles practice too
@@DinkMasterynothing better than MLP format! Keep it up
Great video! Very thought out with good tips.
I appreciate this. Lots of planning went into it!
Very helpful video. Newly subscribed !!
Can you please make a video in how to improve at taking the hard shots at the non-volley zone (without the bounce) ? Thanks !
Sounds good. Can you explain what you mean by hard shots without the bounce?
I learned more with this video than with any other one. Thanks
Good to know and glad you enjoyed!
Great advice to hit to the better player. It will definitely raise your game.
Absolutely!
Very interesting video, thank you so much
Glad you enjoyed it!
In lower skill level games I always attempt to engage the better player but most won't mutually return the gesture and pick on my weaker partner. This makes me feel like I'm just hurting my side by feeding the better player although I do agree with playing the better player when they will reciprocate.
This can be another hurdle to overcome. The main thing to focus on if this is happening is placing your shots in the most high percentage positions, regardless of who’s weaker and who’s stronger. This will help train the part of your mind that makes decisions in tournament play and will benefit you greatly as well
Sad but understandable since its a winning strategy.
A great communicator,thanks for not talking like a chipmunk👍Good sensible easy to follow tips and strategies.Thankyou👍👍
Haha I appreciate it! What does it mean to talk like a chipmunk? Super fast?
@@pickleballplaybook yep! I can’t understand most of what some of these guys are talking about as they talk soooooo fast!🐿️🐿️
omg! I thougt I was alone on this! It's supper annoying and frustrating! Love this video. so helpful! Well delivered! @@Bugsybugs
Driving the 3rd to set up a 5th shot drop & purposely targeting the stronger opponent are both great ideas & go counter to common rec play concepts that I've been exposed to.
I think the most important thing to remember is that when you get into a tournament, you should then be targeting the weaker player. That should be relatively easy considering you now know how to target the better player 🫡
Great video!
Thanks!
Do you recommend a ball slinger to getting better? I live in Montana and we don’t have any indoor courts to play in. Guys shovel off snow all of the time just so we can play. It’s cold and a lot of times really windy. I think my husband could set up our barn with a ball slinger so I could at least be practicing when we can’t be outside. It’s so frustrating not to be able to play. Those ball slingers are expensive so was wondering if you think they are worth it. If so which one would you recommend? Thanks for your videos….I learn a lot from you!
This one is the best and cheapest (by far) of any I have tried 👇
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You should move to the west valley of Phoenix. Most of the time here is pleasant living and a great love of any kind of sport. We love the fact that you can experience all kinds of joys by paying Pickleball!
Interesting that my partner at open play today was telling me to hit it to the weakest player. Love learning that this perspective is wrong for those who want to get better
Exactly! Your partner will never improve
I like the strategy to hit to the better player so I can get better. I will practice this.
Booyah!!
That was an excellent video! Especially the part of why you shouldn’t hit to the weaker player! Thank you!! 😍
Of course! Glad it was helpful 💪
nicely explained lnk between shot selections, im from tennis and table tennis and im very familiar with the whys and hows with those games but now im getting a sense of pickleball!!, thank you, i can see why beginners might not progress, theres strategy needed here, muscling the ball wouldnt work at higher levels, food for thought, thank you!
I appreciate it! Thanks for the visit and sub!
Third tip is gold! Great reminder for 1% improvement at all times. 🧡🐳
Glad it was helpful!
More great tips, thanks!
You bet!
Does it matter how hard you serve the ball? The harder I try to hit the ball, the more often it goes in the net. Beginner and also new subscriber. Thanks!
Hey great question! It could be a number of factors but the most common is that you are not aiming high enough if your shot is going into the net!
Question about the app - at the end of the video, u said the app will help get reps in/make sure they are being done with the correct technique. But I don’t see any explanation of technique at least in the free videos. Is technique explained in the videos made available after subscription is purchased?
For all technique help, come to TH-cam. 👍 let me know if you want to learn anything in specific and I’ll get you hooked up!
Thank you
You're welcome
Loved your video, very informative! But is it me or most people go through the same journey of at first I felt my game was getting better and confident. But now when I am learning more by playing more with all levels and style of players, my game is totally confused now. People I play with are more men than woman and they play really aggressive . Your thoughts on this will be appreciated.
Good point! It just takes time and repetition. There’s definitely regressions
Interesting tips.
Glad you think so!
Drive, drop, or a third option is the lob. What do you think about the lob? I feel like the drop is kinda dangerous if you drop outside the kitchen. The placement is less forgiving than driving?
I like the lob in certain situations! I will typically drive to set up an easier drop. Great strategy to get up to the net with ease 🙌
@@pickleballplaybook can you explain what you mean by driving to setup an easier drop?
This video will explain 👇
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3:34 "the ball doesn’t have to bounce prior"?
I do not understand. This sounds like a contradiction of what was just said: that you cannot volley (hit it out of the air) while standing in the kitchen. I am trying to learn, and this has me confused. Did you just mis-speak, because what was said just before matched my understanding?
Not sure I understand your question but to explain the non volley zone misconception further:
People think you can’t stand in there. You absolutely can and it’s 100% legal. Many people also think that in order for them to be legally able to step into the non volley zone they need to let the ball bounce. This is also not true.
There’s one thing you can’t do in the non volley zone, and that is hit the ball out of the air.
Feel free to lay down in it, dance in it, play in it. Just don’t hit the ball out of the air in it 🙌
"In order for them to be legally able to step into the non volley zone they need to let the ball bounce" is not true?
Is your point that you can legally step into the kitchen BEFORE the ball bounces, but you MUST THEN wait for the ball to bounce before hitting it?
I sense that I just answered my own question, but would appreciate you telling me I did and was just being dense, or picky on the wording. 👍
That is correct @@ttb1513
Sitting there while your opponents avoid you like the plague basically is my invitation to go home. Yeah, you picked on our weak link, and your point total was higher, good for you.
Exactly!!
However you never hit all balls to the best player either. That sucks for the other person equally. I think the idea is more to hit the optimal shot as if both are equal. Don’t evade the best player and test them when you have the opportunity.
@@kyler5595. I agree about hitting the optimal shot as if both opponents are equal. The problem is that all things equal the weaker player is always in the weakest position and therefore I keep putting the ball to them. Also, the strong player is at the kitchen with a 90% chance of a put away most likely delivered at my weaker partner. So point over.
Had a 74 year old beginner on my team against 2 intermediate players the other day and they smashed it at her the whole game to the point where she said it to me after...it was sad
You got the net measurements correct. 34", 36".
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when you edit, make your vocal track mono, the rode’s default to a L/R stereo feed. listening to this in hearphones and the vocals are only in my left ear
It is now actually, this videos quite old. 👍 thanks!
Don't hit every single shot to the better player, because then you aren't learning correct shot selection. Its better to target openings (poor coverage), dominant hips and backhands and forget about who is better so that you aren't practicing wrong, and you remain less predictable. The challenge is to "forget" who is better, and always ask, "what is the best target in this case".
I agree with you. I hit the smartest shot to the most vulnerable spot on the court. That of course is almost always the same as targeting the weaker player. As a result, the better player, will need to step in and covers the whole kitchen, which gets him into the game. Now the better player gets a chance to cover the whole kitchen which is great and challenges his reflexes to get better.
As the better player myself, stepping in and taking those shots has allowed me to improve at coverages.
I keep data. When I poach I win 96% of my games, when I don’t poach and allow them to target the weaker player, my win rate dives to 10-30% depending on how weak the partner is.
True!
Thank you, Connor McDavid. Never knew you loved PB.
lol. Hockey to pickleball. It’s my next big step!
Me being that weaker player in doubles has helped me become a better player, of course I got picked on and I got my ass handed to at the start but eventually got use to their pace, habits and style.
Yeah it’s so true! You hit a lot a balls as the weaker player typically!
Finding a place to drill is very difficult in areas that have poor weather.
Whys that?
fix audio panning for next vids pls. this was 90% left ear only
I’ve probably done 50 videos since this video came out haha 👍
I agree to hit to the stronger player but I want to challenge the weaker player to improve as well. Mix it up so that everyone improves. That’s what makes the sport so enjoyable.
Good point!
That cross court dink is much easier and consistent than a dink right in front of you. Where they can reach in the kitchen and speed it up or ernie you. Watch your example in the video where the guy dinks to you and you speed it up for a winner.
Correct! What I’m referring to is when you hit the ball behind your opponent, it’s very difficult for them to hit that ball back cross court, and a lot easier for them to put it up the line or up the middle! I cover this in great detail in this video here 👇
I learned a system to always win at the net.
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because we tennis players love to bang the ball hard .. but seriously dinking is really the key in pickle ball.😊
So true. Just banging can only take you so far. Setting up drops and dinks with drives is the way to go for me. I love banging haha. What about you?
the link to the drills isn't working.
Thank you so much I just changed it! Www.pickleballplaybook.app
Love it
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Don't forget your brain! I really enjoy content here and especially the explanations of what to do and WHY. BUT........the most neglected part of pickle ball is the mental part. This is not strategy or shot selection. Its the inner struggle that goes on between your ears. I was reluctant to read books about this thinking I'm not that cerebral. But it was so liberating to understand that the mental side to my game was holding me back more than techniques. My enjoyment of the game doubled and that I felt a 25% improvement without even stepping onto the court. Good books? The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Tim Gallawey (Don’t let the "T" word throw you. You'll see why as you read it.) and Mindset: A mental guide for Sport by Reardon and Dekkers. Don't like or have time to read? Find the audiobooks. I found them on Libby and Amazon.
100%. Check out our podcast “PICKLEBRAIN” I think you’ll love it
5th shot drop works better for me ^^ and winning or losing the match in Rec. center does not make me interesting anymore I will try to improve my skills as you advised.
I think winning is for sure important. Wanting to win and striving to win will help you perform better in tournaments. But if it comes down to you having to hit to the weaker player to do so, you’ve lost!
I thought you were going to say "firstly, buy a Selkirk paddle". 😊
Haha this goes without saying ;)
I want that hat.
Here’s the link!
Use code PLAYBOOK10 for 10% off 👍
www.pickleballplaybook.app/merch
audio not working, please fit
Are you using headphones?
That pickleball that you took in the side of the head looked like a 6 out of 10 on the pain scale.
Haha yes I’d say this is accurate lol!
it amazes me that most players don't wear eye protection. i was hit on the wrist by a smash and it really hurts; cannot imagine if it would have hit me in the eye.
Haha for real!!
my left ear enjoyed this
Greatest comment ever
Is it me or the audio is only one sided?
It is true
This is why I don’t find pickleball fun. Every little detail has to be perfect. I played badminton for years and it was always a great time laughing and having fun with friends. Pickleball I find just the opposite because everyone is so serious about every little shot and you better do it right or not make a mistake or you’ll get the glare because they just have to WIN
You need to find a better group to play with! Pickleball is the fastest growing sport cause it’s such a fun time with your buddies! Don’t play with people that are can’t have a bit of fun while playing
That's why you wear eye pro
Why’s that?
If i am in the kitchen & my partner, who is outside the kitchen, hits the ball in the air. Am I at fault?
No. Only if the touch you before falling in
@@pickleballplaybook thanks
You bet!
Listening to this on headphones, the sound is only coming out of the left speaker
Will change that for the next one!
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Tactics before technique
Interesting 🧐
Me sitting here with headphones like..... >.>
Haha I am not familiar with .>.>. What does that mean?
I surprised to find Justin Bieber explaining pickleball so well on my feed.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 never say never
maybe it hurt 6/10??
I’d say this is accurate lol!
It hurt at a 3/10.
Haha! That’s good
Weekness??? Ha.
Haha
Want to feel like you are playing in a better game? Hit to the better player.
100%!
Your descriptions and instructions are somewhat confusing. They could really be clearer. If I was a complete beginner, I'd be even more confused.
Glad you’re not a complete beginner lol! Thanks for the feedback
Weakness not weekness.
I’ve been waiting for this one!
No improvement is due to being a dumb game, played by dumb people, using beach paddles, for people who would not get in shape to play real tennis and not a lazy version of tennis .
Yet you’re here watching it baby boi. Thanks for the comment. Really helps to make pickleball grow!! 💋
Hahahahaha look who had to comment because pickleball lives rent free in his head all day long. Hahahaha what a sad and pathetic comment by someone needing to put others down to feel better about himself. Your weakness is laughable. Run along
Why are all these young people playing pickleball? Isn't pickleball for older people who can't move around a tennis or racquetball court anymore? Go play Tennis, ya young whipper snappers!
Pickleball like tennis is for all ages. Thats why it’s so popular!
I underdtood nothing.
You must be advanced hahaha